Helen Hollick has confirmed (via Facebook and Twitter) that her novels The Hollow Crown and Harold the King have been picked up by Sourcebooks, and will be published in the US in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

Robin from Lady Gwyn's Kingdom has interviewed author Brandy Purdy, author of The Boleyn Wife which will be released in January 2010.

Over at HistoricalNovels.info you can read a short interview with Barbara Corrado Pope, author of Cezanne's Quarry.

In giveaway news, you can win a copy of Michelle Moran's Cleopatra's Daughter over at Enchanted by Josephine.

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